]]>Finding jokes about women behind the wheel passé, Audi Ireland recently began a Twitter campaign meant to subvert the sexism. The subsidiary pulled its bait-and-switch with the hashtag #womendrivers, where those looking for a good laugh at another’s expense instead found themselves reading about women “driving” technology, science, business et al forward, The Telegraph reports. […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/05/audi-ireland-subverts-sexist-stereotypes-via-social-media-campaign/feed/61062090“Women Drivers” In Period Advertisinghttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/07/women-drivers-in-period-advertising/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/07/women-drivers-in-period-advertising/#commentsSat, 06 Jul 2013 07:25:34 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=494351Period advertising can be entertaining. The ads are often graphically interesting and it’s also kind of educational to read the copy. At the least they are historical artifacts, a window into the commercial mind of a different era. For the long Fourth of July holiday weekend we posted a piece on the Liberty Motor Car […]

]]>Period advertising can be entertaining. The ads are often graphically interesting and it’s also kind of educational to read the copy. At the least they are historical artifacts, a window into the commercial mind of a different era. For the long Fourth of July holiday weekend we posted a piece on the Liberty Motor Car […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/07/women-drivers-in-period-advertising/feed/65494351Did Sexism and Racism End the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild? Harley Earl’s Grandson Says Sohttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/07/did-sexism-and-racism-end-the-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-harley-earls-grandson-says-so/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/07/did-sexism-and-racism-end-the-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-harley-earls-grandson-says-so/#commentsWed, 25 Jul 2012 18:13:22 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=454157In a recent post on Stillen’s contest to design a body kit for the Scion FR-S, I brought up the history of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, a scholarship based model making contest for budding designers that ran from 1930 to 1968. Since just about all of the promotional materials for the Guild were targeted […]

]]>In a recent post on Stillen’s contest to design a body kit for the Scion FR-S, I brought up the history of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, a scholarship based model making contest for budding designers that ran from 1930 to 1968. Since just about all of the promotional materials for the Guild were targeted […]